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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 19, 2015

VOL. 254 NO. 13 October 19, 2015

Programs

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SpaceX Shifts Falcon 9 Payloads On Return-To-Flight Mission

Oct 16, 2015
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) says the return-to-flight mission of its Falcon 9 rocket will lift 11 second-generation machine-to-machine satellites for Orbcomm, rather than SES-9.
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Lockheed Takes Cyber Approach To Countering UAVs

Oct 16, 2015
Lockheed Martin says its Icarus counter-UAS system can make a “surgical strike” on a UAV without disrupting the environment.
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India To Launch Advanced Weather Satellite In 2016

Oct 14, 2015
India is planning to launch an advanced meteorological satellite in July 2016 to augment the country’s weather forecasting and disaster warning capabilities.
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UAV Flown In U.K. Nonsegregated Airspace

Oct 16, 2015
A Thales Watchkeeper UAV has become the first unmanned system to be operated in U.K. nonsegregated, controlled airspace.
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V-22 Crash Investigation Points To New Ingestion Issue

Oct 16, 2015
Hawaii V-22 accident appears to have been caused by a newly identified ingestion issue, but a solution is years away at best.
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Bloostar Balloon-Based Smallsat Launch Concept Detailed

Oct 15, 2015
With its new Bloostar concept,Spain-based Zero2infinty hopes to meet growing demand from the burgeoning nanosat community for an affordable, dedicated ride to space.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Oct 20, 2015
RAYTHEON has $200m contract modification from U.S. Missile Defense Agency for continued software and hardware maintenance, limited modeling and simulation support, radar engineering support and Ballistic Missile Defense System test planning, execution and analysis. Work brings total contract value to $910m.

Funding & Policy

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National Academies Panel Urges NNSA Design Competitions

Oct 20, 2015
A National Academies panel is recommending the National Nuclear Security Administration develop a series of design competitions “that integrate the full end-to-end design process from novel design conception through production and non-nuclear testing of an engineered prototype,” to preserve the nation’s nuclear weapon design skills and help maintain a credible deterrent in the absence of nuclear testing.

Technology

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Israeli Vest May Protect Astronauts From Radiation

Oct 16, 2015
Lockheed Martin has teamed with Israel’s StemRad Ltd. to develop a vest astronauts could wear during solar storms and other dangerous radiation events.

Business

Requirements Dossier

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KF-X

Oct 20, 2015
Names: Korean Fighter Experimental (KF-X), Indonesian Fighter Experimental (IF-X)

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Event

Oct 20, 2015
To list anTo list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) Oct. 22—The 30th Annual Women In Aerospace Awards Diner and Ceremony, Ritz Carlton, Arlington, Virginia. For more information go to http://www.womeninaerospace.org/events/current.html